Does Judaism accept converts

Answer 1

Yes, but Orthodox Rabbis try to dissuade them 3 times, so that they know if it is a sincere conversion. The potential convert has to learn relevant Torah-laws, such as Sabbath-observance, etc.

Non-Orthodox Rabbis will interview the person and assess their motivations. They may require several meetings.

Answer 2

Judaism does not proselytize or seek converts, but it does accept sincere converts.

Conversion is a life-changing and very serious undertaking and a potential convert should think it over carefully. It must not be done on a whim or because of temporary circumstances. One who converts is expected (from then on) to live as a Jew.
The first step would be, without outside help or influence, to get to know about Judaism. The person who felt interested should hang around a Jewish community in order to get a sense of whether Jews and Judaism as it is actually lived appeal to him/her. Also to do some reading. English-language books on Jewish thought and life can be found in Hebrew bookstores.
After that, the interested person would approach a Rabbi and ask about enrolling in a relevant formal course of study. This can last for several years and is an integral part of the process, since he/she will have to actually practice the religion.
Once that is completed, the convert immerses in a mikveh (ritual immersion); and, for uncircumcised males, undergoes circumcision.

Answer 3

Yes; but Judaism does not seek converts or proselytize for them.

Answer 4

I know of one woman who converted to Judaism under a Conservative rabbi, and then fell in love with an Orthodox man, so she re-converted under Orthodox auspices. So, the answer is yes, it has been done.

Answer 5

Sometimes. The Reform movement recommends but does not require dunking in a mikvah to finalize a conversion, and the Reform movement may recommend but not require that male converts undergo circumcision. The Conservative movement requires these two elements of the conversion ritual (except where circumcision poses an unacceptable health risk). As a result, only those Reform converts who have undergone the rituals required by the Conservative movement are accepted. I know several Reform rabbis who make a point of requiring these rituals in order to avoid creating additional divisions within the Jewish community.

Answer 6

All conversions to Judaism (any branch) must be overseen by a beit din, a Jewish court composed of 3 judges. Orthodox Jews generally reject the rabbinic ordination offered by non-Orthodox seminaries, so they do not accept the authority of a non-Orthodox beit din that oversees a non-Orthodox conversion. So, it is a rejection of the non-Orthodox conversion process and not a rejection of the non-Orthodox convert. When a non-Orthodox convert interacts with an Orthodox community, this creates difficulty. The non-Orthodox convert cannot be treated as fully Jewish, for example, being counted among the ten required for a minyan, or being called up for honors at a Torah reading, but at the same time, an Orthodox Jew may not place barriers in the way of the non-Orthodox convert's performance of any mitzvah, because they cannot be assumed to be non-Jewish.